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As the holiday season kicks off, the journey home could also mean that those who are more tech-savvy will be called on to provide a backlog of tech support to parents, grandparents and other family

Imagine a fixed-income investment advisor who tried out crypto assets and then got converted. That’s what happened with New Delhi-based Shiv Pande, who worked closely with pension and provident funds and became curious about the stupendous rise of crypto assets in 2021. He spent a year researching it and invested in it for the first time in July 2022.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The template for political immunity from prosecution was set a year earlier, in June 2022, when the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) government in Maharashtra was toppled after a dramatic coup staged by Eknath Shinde, a close aide of the Shiv Sena chieftain. An energetic political go-getter, seen sporting a flaming red tilak on his forehead and a well-trimmed beard, the short-statured Shinde, a senior minister in the MVA government, was eyeing the chief minister’s chair while Uddhav Thackeray was convalescing in hospital after spinal surgery in December 2021.

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Tech Mahindra (TechM), India’s fifth-largest IT services company, has established a development centre at its office in Bengaluru, in partnership with electronic design and computer storage device manufacturing firm Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai), USI. It is USI’s first engineering offshore development center (ODC) in India. Located at Tech Mahindra’s Bengaluru office, the development center will accelerate innovation in smart device engineering, Tech Mahindra said in a statement. The center marks a milestone for USI as it expands its engineering capabilities to India, for enhancing device software development, hardware design, and testing.

From Toronto-Dominion Bank’s growth restrictions to Donald Trump’s election in the United States to the drastic reduction in immigration numbers in Canada, a lot has changed since the Big Six banks’ last quarterly earnings release in August.

TRAI has intensified its efforts to combat the growing issue of cybercrime, particularly involving fake calls and fraudulent messages. To address these concerns, new rules were introduced on 1 October, requiring telecom providers to establish a system for tracking the origins of bulk messages.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has widened its electric vehicle (EV) portfolio with the launch of two new models – BE 6e and XEV 9e. Its first EV, the XUV 400, is still struggling almost two years after its launch in January 2023, with sales of about 1,000 units a month.

Hartmut Issel, Head Equity & Credit APAC, CIO WM, UBS Wealth Management, says they would steer more towards the largecap side. Valuation growth, risk reward look better on this level. Within sectors, consumers at zero growth is a very clear opportunity. Financials also, especially banks, provide opportunity as they have been a bit of a laggard for the longest time. They may stay away from the two-wheeler space as many of these companies have just peaked in terms of revenue or earnings momentum and that is probably going to be a multi-quarter trajectory.

The XUV 9e sports a coupe-SUV design with a sloping roofline and a distinct triangular headlamp arrangement. It measures 4,789 mm in length and offers 663 liters of boot space plus an additional 150 liters in the front trunk. The BE 6e features a more sculpted design with a minimalist front end. It measures 4,371 mm long and provides 455 liters of boot space and a 45-liter front trunk. Both SUVs offer two battery pack choices: 59 kWh and 79 kWh, using LFP chemistry. Mahindra claims the larger battery provides a real-world range exceeding 500 km. Both models support fast charging, reaching 20% to 80% charge in 20 minutes with a 175 kW DC charger. The XUV 9e with the 79 kWh battery generates 286 hp and 380 Nm of torque, achieving 0-100 kmph in 6.7 seconds. The BE 6e with the same battery produces 288 bhp and 380 Nm of torque, also achieving 0-100 kmph in 6.7 seconds.

India's global trade story has long been shaped by its relationships with two of its largest partners: the United States and China. While these relationships have grown significantly over the past decade, they show stark contrasts that often remain as lesser-known facts, at least like Crisil called it in an investr note. India’s trade with the U.S. and China reached $120 billion and $118 billion respectively in fiscal 2024, doubling over the last decade. However, the similarity ends here, Crisil said, as it notes hat India has a $35.3 billion trade surplus with the U.S., while it faces an $85.1 billion trade deficit with China.

ASSOCHAM in collaboration with Egrow Foundation conducted an in-depth study on “MSMEs Facing Challenges in Doing Business”. The study marked the culmination of a series of detailed interviews with members of various state units of ASSOCHAM.

DOCA) to quickly notify guidelines by using its powers under Section 18 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, to expedite stringent action against individuals/entities bombarding ordinary consumers with unsolicited and unwarranted business communications (UBC). “The DOCA guidelines, once issued, will cover all sources of UBC – whether through the telecom service provider channel or the OTT Communication channel — and will provide complete protection to the consumers at large,” the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), said in an official statement Thursday. The telecom sector lobby body said the present Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation, 2018 (TCCCPR), formulated under the TRAI Act, 1997, is an “incomplete and therefore ineffective solution,” as there are several entities in the ecosystem that are responsible for the UBC that are outside the telecom regulator’s jurisdiction.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) data shows that around 12-13 million formal jobs are added every year. This is good news.

nuclear-powered submarine INS Arighaat. The test, which took place on Wednesday morning off the coast of Visakhapatnam, was conducted in the Bay of Bengal. The K-4 missile, which is solid-fuelled and has a strike range of 3,500 km, was launched from the 6,000-tonne submarine, first reported by TOI.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Results of the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand brought the incumbents back to power. Election outcomes are difficult to analyse, given the complexity of India’s electoral system, dynamics of rival parties and the role played by caste, class, religion and local factors.

The company's first residential project, 'Kalyani LivingTree,' exemplifies its commitment to innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction. Kalyani LivingTree is focused on sustainability, innovation, and quality and is only the beginning of this exciting new chapter. Kalyani Developers' entry into the residential sector marks a significant milestone in the company's growth journey.

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The statement followed reports about «Salt Typhoon,» a Chinese-linked cyberespionage operation targeting U.S. telecommunications firms. T-Mobile Chief Security Officer Jeff Simon said in a blog on the company's website Wednesday that the company detected attacks from an unnamed «wireline provider's network that was connected to ours.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's telecom sector is a critical pillar of the country’s digital economy. It provides services to over 1.2 billion people and contributes significantly to the country's GDP.